Answer:
The option that best summarizes the main point of including information about the earlier colony of Sir Walter Raleigh is:
A. To introduce one source of the settlers' fears.
Explanation:
The lines below have the answer to the question:
<em>Those who shared in this new venture must have wondered if a like fate awaited them in this strange new land.</em>
The author's purpose in including information about the earlier colony of Sir Walter Raleigh is to introduce one source of fear of the new settlers. <u>The author believes the settlers certainly asked themselves about what had happened to the previous party sent to the New World. Not knowing what their fate had been added to the settlers' fears. They wondered if the same - whatever it was - would happen to them. Notice that, once they arrived, those same questions arose again. At first fascinated by the beauty of the country, the settlers soon began to think of the dangers that lurked all around them.</u>
It depends what you are writing,some can be factual/informal,others persuasive ect
Answer:
1. The earrings signify Ama's Pride.
2. Lakshmi's dowry (the prized possession to be given to Lakshmi's in-law on her wedding day), would not be paid.
Explanation:
'Sold' by Patricia McCormick tells the story of a family in India, who struggled financially to meet up to their needs. There is Ama, the Mother of the house, Lakshmi her daughter, and Ama's husband who happens to be Lakshmi's step-father. The father of the house is a loafer who spends all his monies on gambling and irrelevant things. Lakshmi adores her mother Ama who raised the family on her own, carrying all the financial burdens.
Ama's earrings is described as the<em> joyful noise of tinkling gold</em>. It signifies Ama's pride. The family hoped it would serve as Lakshmi's dowry, but they decide to sell it when things become really difficult. This means that Lakshmi's dowry would not be paid.
The correct answer is D. it tells of the origins of something.
Here we can see how the horse came to be - it was made out of clay and shaped into a horse, and this is why today we have horses, at least according to this myth. Myths have often been created to explain the origin of many things that were usually inexplicable at the time.
In Village Life in America and A Confederate Girl's Diary, both young girls are going through a time of war. They both have times where they are afraid, and they both want the war to end as soon as possible.
This is just the similarity because It's been a while since I read them. good luck!
